The Brookhaven leader., 1887-10-27

Governments, to the condition of alb
ject serfdOm; we demand the passage
of laws forbidding the'ownership Ot
lands, by aliens, whose allegianc,
belongs to other nations, and that the
public domain be held as the heritag,
Of our own people and our children
after us.
9Th. That all lands forfeitable by
railroads or other corporations, be i'm
mediately reverted to the government
and be declared open for purchase by
actual settlers, on the same terms Il,
other public lands.
9th. We demand the substitution
of legal-tcnder treasury notes for the
issues of national banks; that the
Congress of the United States shall
regulate the amount of such issue by
per capita circulation, that shall in
crease and keep pace with the growth
of the .country's population, and the
expansion of her business interests.
We further demand the repeal
of the present National banking sys-
/ TEN.
7th. We demand that the depart
ment of agriculture be made one OF
the departments of State; that it
shall be increased in scope and eff
cheney, and in connection herewith,
there shall be established bureau of
| labor statistics.
Sth. We demand the enactment
of laws to compel corporations to pay
their employees according to contract,
in lawful money for their services,
and the giving to mechanics and
laborers first lien upon the products
of their labor to the extent of their
full wages.
9th. We demand thas the L. ).
Government purchase, by right of
eminent domain, the telephone and
telegraph lines, and operate them
as aullnctS ol tie L. - pOStdI Stl =
vice.
10th That in view of the fact that
the delegates to this body, represent
majority of the cotton producers of
the cotton belt of America, which belt
produces over two-thirds of the cotton
of the whole world and in view of the
further fact that two-thirds of the
cotton in this cotton belt, is de-
manded and used for the export to IL
foreign power, which fixes the price
on every pound of our cotton; and
in view of the fact that the said
power is debarrcd from returning to
this country single yard of manu-
fnctured cotton, thereby making said
power interested in crOwding down to
the lowest figure the price of cotton;
we hereby demand that the L. ;.
Government adopt IA speedy system OF
reduction of the import duty on
manufactured cottons, in such IL way
as to do justice to this, the greatest OF
all classes of producers.
1lth. We demand such revision OF
the tariff us will lay the heaviest bur-
dens on the luxuries and the lightest
on the necessaries of life; and as will
reduce the income from imports to Il
strictly revenue basis.
18th. That as upon the intelligence
of the people depend the stability and
perpetuity of our own free govern
ment, we demand for the masses a
well regulated system of industrial
and agricultural education.
18th. That we oppose the continued
influx of pauper labor from the mon
arches of Europe, whose anarchic
views and communistic doctrines are
breediug discomfort, and disloyalty to
law, order, peace and good govern
ment; and by an overplus of worth
less labor, reducing our own laboring
classes to starvation we therefore
demand more stringent laws to pre-
vent this country being further
used as an asylum for the commun-
lists and paupers of other coun-
tries.
18th. We demand that the consti-
tutions, both State and National, be
SO amended as to provide for the cleo
ton of U. S. Senators by direct vote
of the people. Signed.
f. l.. MARTIN, of Miss, Chmn.
II. j. SLEDGE, "Texas.
LINN TANNER, Louisiana,
O. WILSON, I" Florida.
GEO. MARTIN, Arkansas.
A. b. JOHNSON, a" Missouri.
JNO. O'BYRNE, " Texas.
II. POLK. n. Carolina.
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